Using the Bitwarden browser extension, is there a way to set a default Type on the Vault form?

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I’m looking for a way to set a default Type when using the Bitwarden browser extension Vault form? (I’m using Brave, Chrome, Edge, and Firefox).

It would nice to have my logins show up by default when I open it. :slight_smile:

Does anyone know of a way to do this? I asked Copilot, and it gave me two different suggestions, but neither of them worked.

I’m a new user and am slowing figuring things out.

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As of now, the vault filters are not persistent when you close and re-open the browser extension, so unfortunately, you’d have to set up the filter (Type:Login) each time that you open the browser extension.

The next best thing that you can do is to “favorite” your most frequently needed logins (Edit, then click the :star: in the upper right corner, and save). “Favorites” are shown just below “Autofill Suggestions” when you open the browser extension.

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Thanks! Perhaps they’ll add this as a feature someday. I RARELY use the autofill items.

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Welcome aboard.

After you have been using Bitwarden enough to get comfortable with it, I do encourage you to check out autofill. Besides just being convenient, it offers two security benefits – It only works properly if the URL matches, which makes it much harder to be fooled by lookalikes, such as https://g00gle.com. Also, your password is not on your clipboard so other (potentially malicious) apps on your PC can not see it.

You also might review this checklist to make sure you set up your vault securely and that you are prepared for contingencies, such as forgetting your master password.

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… and, there are various autofill-methods @SomeoneInSanDiego - see here (PSA: How to easily autofill using the new browser extension UI) and here (Autofill Logins in Browser Extensions | Bitwarden).

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Thanks! I appreciate your feedback.

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